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Proverbs 20:19-23 English Standard Version (ESV)

19. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets;therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.

20. If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

21. An inheritance gained hastily in the beginningwill not be blessed in the end.

22. Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

23. Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,and false scales are not good.